Italian document translated: Royal University of Studies of Rome. Secretariat. Number of the position: 13879. Of departure placement (?): 3rd out of 81. This certifies the result of the acts of this Secretariat that Mr. Meyerowtz (sic) Bruno, Son...

To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...